The Soft Company has provided the following information after year-end adjustments. Allowance for doubtful accounts was $11,000 at the beginning of the year and $30,000 at the end of the year.  Accounts receivable were $80,000 at the beginning of the year and $420,000 at the end of the year. Accounts written off as uncollectible totaled $20,000. Net sales totaled $2,700,000. Sales discounts were $100,000 What was the amount of Soft's bad debt expense for the year?

Warner Company’s year-end unadjusted trial balance shows accounts receivable of $115,000, allowance for doubtful accounts of $760 (credit), and sales of $440,000. Uncollectibles are estimated to be 1.50% of accounts receivable. Prepare the December 31 year-end adjusting entry for uncollectibles. What amount would have been used in the year-end adjusting entry if the allowance account had a year-end unadjusted debit balance of $1,100?

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Los Altos, Inc. uses the allowance method of handling its credit losses. It estimates credit losses at 2% of credit sales,which were $900,000 during the year.On December 31, the Accounts Receivable balance was $150,000, and the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts had acredit balance of $10,200 before adjustment.a. Determine the amount and financial statement effect of the adjustment to record the credit losses for the year.Note: Use negative signs with answers, when appropriate. Balance Sheet               Income Statement                 Stockholders'                 Assets = Liabilities + Equity       Revenues - Expenses = Net Income                           b. Show how Accounts Receivable and the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts would appear in the December 31 balance sheet.Note: Do not use negative signs with any of your answers.

At the end of the year, Brinkley Incorporated’s balance of Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts is $2,400 (debit) before adjustment. The company estimates future uncollectible accounts to be 3% of credit sales for the year. Credit sales for the year total $119,000.  What adjustment would Brinkley record for Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts using the percentage-of-credit-sales method? (If no entry is required for a particular transaction/event, select "No Journal Entry Required" in the first account field.)

For several years, EquiPrime Co.'s sales have been on a "cash only" basis. On January 1, 20Y2, however, EquiPrime Co. began offering credit on terms of n/30. The amount of the adjusting entry to record the estimated uncollectible receivables at the end of each year has been ¼ of 1% of credit sales, which is the rate reported as the average for the industry. Credit sales and the year-end credit balances in Allowance for Doubtful Accounts for the past four years are as follows: Year   Credit Sales   Allowance forDoubtful Accounts 20Y2     $12,500,000       $12,800   20Y3     12,600,000       23,000   20Y4     12,800,000       34,000   20Y5     13,000,000       49,000   Mandy Pulaski, president of EquiPrime Co., is concerned that the method used to account for and write off uncollectible receivables is unsatisfactory. She has asked for your advice in the analysis of past operations in this area…

At the end of the year, Dahl Enterprises estimates the uncollectible accounts expense to be 0.8 percent of net sales of $7,575,000. The current credit balance of Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts is $12,900. Prepare the entry to record the uncollectible accounts expense. What is the balance of Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts after this adjustment?   You must show your computations.

During the year, credit sales amounted to $800,000. Cash collected on credit sales amounted to $760,000, and $18,000 has been written off. At the end of the year, the company adjusted for bad debts expense using the percent-of-sales method and applied a rate, based on past history, of 2.5%. The ending balance of Accounts Receivable would be:

Highland Company uses the allowance method of handling credit losses. It estimates losses at 1% of credit sales, which were $1,200,000 during the year.On December 31, the Accounts Receivable balance was $280,000, and the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts had a credit balance of $1,700 before adjustment.a. Determine the amount of the adjustment to record credit losses for the year.Note: Use negative signs with answers, when appropriate. Balance Sheet               Income Statement                 Stockholders'                 Assets = Liabilities + Equity       Revenues - Expenses = Net Income                             b. Show how the Accounts Receivable account and the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts would appear on the December 31 balance sheet.Note: Do not use negative signs with any of your answers. Balance Sheet (excerpt)     Current assets     Cash   $ XX,XXX             Inventory   XXX,XXX Other current assets   X,XXX Total Current Assets…

A year-end review of Accounts Receivable and estimated uncollectible percentages revealed the following: 1-30 days $120,000 1% 31-60 days $80,000 3% 61-90 days $20,000 8% Over 90 days $8,000 40% The Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts had a credit balance before adjustment of $2,000. Under the aging-of-receivables method, the uncollectible-account expense for the year is: